tonight, robin williams is seriously funny. >>> and, oscar picks. four academy award nominees, all giving voice to the same unmistakable accent. it's boston's year at the oscars, and that's a "sign of the times." >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," february 25th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with bad news for american drivers. the price of oil jumped 14% this week, the biggest one-week percentage increase in two years. the rise is fueled by the unrest in the middle east, particularly in libya, where today, amid more violence, the united states evacuated its citizens and temporarily closed its embassy. the white house says the libyan president, moammar gadhafi's credibility is, quote, reduced to zero. chris bury is in chicago. >> reporter: the bloody turmoil in libya and the fear of more trouble in other oil-rich nations is sending shock waves from the mid-east to the midwest. they're reverberating, right here in h

which is what robin williams said and all of us said. or whether it's because the blood is getting there. >> rose: the blood is getting to your brain. yeah, we've got to watch. somebody said about me, you know more brain will go... more blood will go to his brain, god help us all. here is bill clinton first talking about how he saw the choices. here it is. >> had you not had that surgery you might not have been able to walk your beautiful daughter down the aisle. >> y know, wherever i get discouraged about first one thing then another i think of the enormous gratitude i feel for that. that was one of the best days of my life and one of the most important days of my life. >> and someday, mr. president, some little child may look up and say "hello grandpa." >> i hope so. cause that's my next big goal. i want to hang around here to have grandchildren. >> rose: what happened? >> well, first of all the fact that david letterman would doll this interview, you know he almost never does interviews and we've been asking him for a long time to com

and so did robin williams. and we have a cow valve. and robin williams says he gives good milk now. where he got the arteries from, he said ace hardware. so, these guys are still very funny. you know, we all went through the same thing. and we're alive. >> and you are because you had some warnings. but you have so much important information in the special, as well. not everyone has that kind of time. and you want to get that message out. >> absolutely. yes. and especially for women. if a man has a pain, they immediately go to the doctor, right? and they have an ekg and blood test. women don't. and it's the biggest killer of women over all of the other cancers combined. it's very important. and entertaining. and i wish i could go back to the baloney sandwiches. >> there's a lot of competition. i think it is your best special. i watched it yesterday afternoon. it's amazing. >> i think it is. "a matter of life and death." >> we look forward to seeing it. it's at 10:00, 9:00 central. you see it right there. "a matter of life and death." tonight on abc. >>> coming up here, the big decisi

actor, director, mel gibson's drunken out andwurst comedian, robin williams, self imposed check in at a rehab clinic spotlighted alcohol abuse. but the problem hits much closer to home than hollywood. a new study of teenage drinking and drug usury vels that one-half of all used 17 years old say that marijuana, cocaine and alcohol are common at house parties where parents are present. is substance abuse the new national pastime? we'll ask joe call fon oh, director of the national center on addiction and substance abuse. kaf if. for such a small if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the middle of life. you can call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife. >>> welcome secretary califano. >> nice to be with you. >> pleasure to have you with us. mel gibson was arrested in malibu, califo

a lot of people said horrible things, and robin williams and a number of other people who wrote letters defending our first amendment rights were written lengthy, very threatening letters back. we were banned from the academy awards. and you know, then--you know, how many years later, the academy was defending elia kazan's right to accept an award. go figure. you know, and we should not confuse politics with the ability to entertain. so was it inappropriate? it absolutely was. was it effective? yes. was it a matter of life and death? it was, and, um, you know, i'd do it again. you know, eartha kitt has joined us here and talked about her remarks at the white house and how she left the luncheon that day not knowing that her career had disappeared. mm-hmm. did you leave the academy awards that night thinking that perhaps your career had disappeared? i'm good at going into denial. i was hoping it wasn't too-- i just tried not to think about it. i just knew that i couldn't-- i would be kicking myself in my soul for the rest of i don't know how long, and i just knew that i couldn't live with

robin williams, the hbo special. it is a nice home for comex. >> really quick, richie it today on the globe? but he is worse there. his pointed to come out and hit for it. >> and when he gets prickly wit will blown his ear and say " don't bring him >> i would have to go with the initial reaction shots. johnny depp went like this. >> yes, the ratings were good. do think he will return? >> know. that is it. >> i do think that, what is your lovely wife. it >> yes, i married her. i met her in todd. >> these are shots from an old baker album. rubber chicken. it >> how did the wedding go? >>, they say how was the wedding and i say it is 4-5 because the game is on at 5. >> and may the poster. you cannot hold up the wedding. >> it was so cute, joslyn, my wife's name. it is europe wedding night and remember to act surprised. >> here is that the deal, i wish you luck. how many people will show? >> if you do not have plans and you do not want to make sandwiches for your friends. you know the quarterback is that a balanced. >> s

cool scenes of movies made here and celebrity residents including clint eastwood and robin williams.ut the survey also proved beauty is in the eye of the beholder. more than a third of respondents wanted different city choices than those provided by oshrbitz >>> valentine's day a big business and there's one trend overshadowing all others. >> well, yeah. can you guess what it is? 30 years ago a royal engagement set off a flurry of interest in the blue sapphire ring to diana spencer. their son gave it to his future bride and jewelers hope to cash in yet again. the difference is the internet, that's where i was going with it, jane wells reports. >> reporter: the announcement in november put a blue ring around the rosy jewelry business. >> the industry was shocked. >> reporter: prince women's choice of a blue sapphire set off a storm of searches for similar rings online. >> throughout the holiday season then we saw about a 25% increases in searches for sapphire engagement rings. >> reporter: this chart shows how searches for blue sapphire engagement ring shot up in november on google. h

actor, director, mel gibson's drunken out andwurst comedian, robin williams, self imposed check in at clinic spotlighted alcohol abuse. but the problem hits much closer to home than hollywood. a new study of teenage drinking and drug usury vels that one-half of all used 17 years old say that marijuana, cocaine and alcohol are common at house parties where parents are present. is substance abuse the new national pastime? we'll ask joe call fon oh, director of the national center on addiction and substance abuse. kaf if. for such a small if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the middle of life. you can call on our expertise and get guarantees for the if in life. after all, we're metlife. >>> welcome secretary califano. >> nice to be with you. >> pleasure to have you with us. mel gibson was arrested in malibu, california not

doubtfire" with robin williams -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> -- to be able to be in prosthetics, you know?ng. >> jimmy: and what is -- what is the plot behind this one, "big momma?" >> i want to -- my character wants to be a rapper like every teenager in the word these days. but somebody's not going to make it, that's what i'm saying. [ laughter ] $40,000 -- >> jimmy: i think -- i think it's easy. most -- you just -- >> no. >> jimmy: it's not easy. no. it's not easy, no. it's very hard. >> it's fun though. >> jimmy: okay, it is fun. see everyone is watching. it is fun. >> yeah, if it was like easy -- it's not easy. >> jimmy: no. >> i mean, it's music game these days. you know, people are asking me like, "am i gonna rap for real?' i'm like, "no." i don't want drake calling me up, "what are you doing?" i'm like -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no. so then -- so then -- so then what happens is what? what happens now? so instead of rapping, martin is like, "no, you gotta get dressed up." >> "gotta get dressed up. that's a girl, right?" she was -- he was very -- my character wants to be a rapper.

that and, oh i can't tell you, that show with groucho, that show with hepburn, that show with robin williams written a letter saying "my dad who was in the hospital hadn't spoken in weeks and they gave him a t.v. and he got to see you again." but, charles, maybe the best one is having talked about depression... >> i was going to go there. >> rose: i always know where you're going. >> rose: so transparent, aren't i? >> the people at home he didn't hold a card saying depression, depression. i did that on larry king and i did it on... i was in danger of becoming a poster boy for depression but when the first person says "you saved my dad's life" or "you kept our daughter from suicide and it's that thing about celebrity and people would say "it's okay for cavett to have it or rose to have it or jane pally to have it or sinatra." >> rose: or make wallace. >> maybe then i should get help. >> rose: the betty ford syndrome but i've saved a few letters that are touching to read. >> rose: but back to depression. >> yeah, for some more laughs. (laughs) >> rose: soho how did you come to grips with it? >

robin. well, william and kate are somewhere in that mass of people, feeling the love here at st.rews, their old college town where, as you say, they met. it was right here that they fell in love. today, the prince kicked off his alma mater's 600th anniversary celebrations. >> this is a very special moment for catherine and me. it feels like coming home. >> reporter: william's done all this before. but for kate, this royal duty is all brand new. >> a case of him helping her learn the ropes a little bit. >> reporter: william and kate were both freshmen here in 2001. that's their old dorm room where they met over breakfast. >> i went bright red and sort of scuttled off. >> reporter: it was kate's catwalk strut in a student fashion show that caught william's eye. >> seven, eight years ago, they were walking these streets as young, newly dating couple. >> reporter: now, they're back. they're getting married. and kate's style has, um, moved on. shades of diana? >> i don't know about shades of diana. i think she had a little touch there with that fascinator. >> reporter: that was yester

robin roberts is on assignment. >>> also ahead this morning, prince william's farewell blast to the single life.is party-loving brother planning for the bachelor party? and what has harry been told not to do? >> we'll find out in a little bit. >>> also, justin bieber. he's cut the hair. >> say it ain't so. >> the trademark do is gone. we'll check out the look and what his fans think about it. >>> we begin with the latest on charlie sheen. his father, martin sheen, is speaking out for the first time about his son's struggles with substance abuse. and we're seeing pictures of the woman charlie sheen says is the new love of his life. andrea canning is here. and you've spoken with the mystery woman. >> reporter: i spoke with her. she seemed really nice. he told me he was in love with her. and i'll tell you more about who this mystery woman is in a moment. first, charlie sheen's father, clearly supporting his son through all of this. calling him, an extraordinary man. at this london movie premiere, charlie sheen's father, martin sheen, and his brother, emilio estevez, broke their silence about the tr

william hague, has told the bbc peace efforts between israel and the palestinians could become a casualty. also protests sweeping the arab world. he was speaking to our diplomatic correspondent james robins, who is traveling with mr. hague on his emergency tour of the region. >> now, this is the fear. i've said this is a moment of opportunity, and not fair. but part of the legitimate fair is uncertainty and change across the middle east can complicate still further making progress on the middle east peace process and that means there's a real urgency for the peace process. for the israelis, for the palestinians, for the united states, are usual in giving -- maintaining a leading role in pushing forward the middle east peace process. recent events mean this is an even more urgent priority, not something we set k set on one's side because we're so busy thinking about other things. and that's the case we are putting strongly to the israeli government and indeed in washington. >> the immediate reaction to the israeli government is the anxiety, fear that egypt seems it might fall apart. isn't it for israel something rather bold, some gesture to revive the peace process rather than retreat? >>

robin in l.a. >> knees-up, in l.a. our good friend, katie nicholl is here, the author of "william and harry, behind the palace walls."hat? nice to have you on this side of the pond. we can compare dresses and frocks and everything. >> we have been doing in the commercial break. what does that say to you that kate is having the pub owner there to her wedding? it's lovely. >> it's so typical of kate. every time we think about her, we try to drum home how down to earth she is. because we really know so little about her, we don't expect her to be the sort of girl who would invite her local pub owner. but that's exactly what she's done. and i think it shows she's down to earth. that she's real. that her feet, despite walking down that abbey and being a princess, are so firmly planted on the ground, she hasn't forgotten her roots. she hasn't forgotten where she's come from. i think it's wonderful she's invited john. i think it's great. >> that she wants to recognize that part of her life. knowing that her life is forever changed. not forgetting the other. >> absolutely. >> big day. this is like the coming-out in wales. >>